Cumberland Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #979aa2 |
| Complementary Color | #5c5f68 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cumberland Grey Color. The Vetiver color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Fireplace Mantel (#847c70) for more energetic effect. Try Fieldstone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5c5f68 is the best complementary color to Cumberland Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #68655d complementary color is Mid Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ironside Gray are #685f5c and #65685c. Thus found on the left and right of #68655d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Cumberland Grey.
The split-complementary Cumberland Grey palette consists of #5f5c68 and #5c6568 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c5f68). Try Scarpa Flow and Nevada colors in combination with #68655d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #68655d offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cumberland Grey. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cumberland Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mid Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #68655d square combo is a palette of orange, cool green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cumberland Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5c5f68) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Mid Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c6865 and #685c5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #68655d is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cumberland Grey has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 5.58% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #68655d is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #68655d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,101,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 4.31, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(43.64,5.58%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.64,10.58%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8246,-0.3854,4.9426) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3384,13.0407,12.2227) |